Proverbs 9
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1Wisdom has built her house; she has carved out her seven pillars.1Wisdom has built her house; she has carved its seven columns.
2She has prepared her meat and mixed her wine; she has also set her table.2She has prepared a great banquet, mixed the wines, and set the table.
3She has sent out her maidservants; she calls out from the heights of the city.3She has sent her servants to invite everyone to come. She calls out from the heights overlooking the city.
4“Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!” she says to him who lacks judgment.4“Come in with me,” she urges the simple. To those who lack good judgment, she says,
5“Come, eat my bread and drink the wine I have mixed.5“Come, eat my food, and drink the wine I have mixed.
6Leave your folly behind, and you will live; walk in the way of understanding.”6Leave your simple ways behind, and begin to live; learn to use good judgment.”
7He who corrects a mocker brings shame on himself; he who rebukes a wicked man taints himself.7Anyone who rebukes a mocker will get an insult in return. Anyone who corrects the wicked will get hurt.
8Do not rebuke a mocker, or he will hate you; rebuke a wise man, and he will love you.8So don’t bother correcting mockers; they will only hate you. But correct the wise, and they will love you.
9Instruct a wise man, and he will be wiser still; teach a righteous man, and he will increase his learning.9Instruct the wise, and they will be even wiser. Teach the righteous, and they will learn even more.
10The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.10Fear of the LORD is the foundation of wisdom. Knowledge of the Holy One results in good judgment.
11For through wisdom your days will be multiplied, and years will be added to your life.11Wisdom will multiply your days and add years to your life.
12If you are wise, you are wise to your own advantage; but if you scoff, you alone will bear the consequences.12If you become wise, you will be the one to benefit. If you scorn wisdom, you will be the one to suffer. Folly Calls for a Hearing
13The woman named Folly is loud; she is naive and knows nothing.13The woman named Folly is brash. She is ignorant and doesn’t know it.
14She sits at the door of her house, on a seat in the heights of the city,14She sits in her doorway on the heights overlooking the city.
15calling out to those who pass by, who make their paths straight.15She calls out to men going by who are minding their own business.
16“Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!” she says to him who lacks judgment.16“Come in with me,” she urges the simple. To those who lack good judgment, she says,
17“Stolen water is sweet, and bread eaten in secret is tasty!”17“Stolen water is refreshing; food eaten in secret tastes the best!”
18But they do not know that the dead are there, that her guests are in the depths of Sheol.18But little do they know that the dead are there. Her guests are in the depths of the grave.
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